Yesterday, numerous media outlets reported that INTERPOL had suspended its involvement with member country Iraq. Those reports were made here, here and here. The purported basis for the suspension was a lack of neutrality and independence of the judiciary. The reports also indicated that INTERPOL would continue its relationship with certain portions of
Member Country Activity
Update on INTERPOL’s Red Notice for TCI’s Michael Misick: Part 2
In the last post, I addressed the latest events in the case of Michael Misick, former Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Today’s post is a continuation of that discussion and an update of a related post from earlier this year.
INTERPOL’s constitution forbids its involvement in politically motivated cases
Regardless of that fact that…
Update on INTERPOL’s Red Notice for TCI’s Michael Misick: Part 1
Earlier this year, the issue of Michael Misick’s Red Notice was addressed here. The next two posts are updates on Mr. Misick’s case.
International police cooperation results in arrest of former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick
Former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Premier Michael Misick was arrested in Brazil on December 7…
Mother, May I? The effect of an INTERPOL challenge on extradition proceedings
In a continuation of a series of posts about the CCF’s Annual Report for 2011, today’s post focuses on a perhaps surprising, but apparently common, occurence in INTERPOL member country courts around the world.
In its Annual Report, the CCF noted that many domestic courts were confused about INTERPOL’s role in extradition proceedings. The…
INTERPOL’s Red Notices: Sometimes, It Ain’t Over Even When it’s Over
For the next several posts, the focus of this blog will be on the issues raised and discussed in the 2011 Annual Report by the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (“CCF”), found here. Every year, the CCF issues its report, focusing on INTERPOL’s accomplishments and challenges from the CCF’s vantage point. This…
INTERPOL’s Fight with Corruption: Round and Round We Go
INTERPOL’s role in the world of law enforcement, boiled down to its bare bones, is to aid its member countries with two things: 1) alerting them to the movement of wanted persons, and 2) assisting in the apprehension of wanted persons. The alerting is normally accomplished via a member country’s request for a Red Notice.
INTERPOL Red Notice Suspension Requested by Colombia
By Michelle Estlund on
While there is no doubt that INTERPOL holds great power over the lives of people who are the subjects of its notices, and that INTERPOL has one of the strongest international networks in the world, we are reminded this week of the fact that INTERPOL does not own the information in its files.
Every INTERPOL…
INTERPOL’s Red Notices: Do They Expire?
When clients or attorneys ask me what an INTERPOL Red Notice is, I often answer that it’s similar to what we would call a BOLO in the United States. A BOLO, or Be On the Lookout, is an announcement dissiminated to law enforcement officials that describes a criminal suspect in an effort to have him…
Red Notice Removal by the Requesting Country: The Quickest Resolution of All
I recently read an online inquiry by a Red Notice subject who had been advised that her Red Notice was “in the process of being removed” by the prosecuting attorney. The subject wondered how long the removal would take.
Every INTERPOL member country has its own National Central Bureau (NCB), which acts as a liaison…
Update on Paul Watson’s INTERPOL status
We last addressed the matter of Paul Watson, the leader of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (“SSCS”), and INTERPOL back in May, when Watson was arrested in Germany. That arrest was made at the request of Costa Rica, for activity alleged to have occurred over ten years ago, and the arrest did not involve INTERPOL.